Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREX) Short Interest Update

Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREX) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,800 shares, an increase of 28.9% from the January 15th total of 7,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 64,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH initiated coverage on shares of Creative Realities in a research note on Monday, December 16th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $6.00 target price on the stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CREX. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Creative Realities by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 54,948 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,000 after acquiring an additional 5,928 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Creative Realities during the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in Creative Realities by 45.5% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 85,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,000 after acquiring an additional 26,601 shares during the last quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in Creative Realities by 180.0% during the 4th quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 140,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 90,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Creative Realities by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 77,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,000 after acquiring an additional 6,789 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 41.32% of the company’s stock.

Creative Realities Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CREX traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $2.61. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 78,726 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,007. The stock has a market cap of $27.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.40 and a beta of 3.24. Creative Realities has a one year low of $2.26 and a one year high of $5.20. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $2.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.64.

About Creative Realities

Creative Realities, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides digital marketing technology and solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers digital signage and media solutions to enhance communications in a wide-ranging variety of out-of-home environments. The company’s solutions include digital merchandising systems and omni-channel customer engagement systems; interactive digital shopping assistants; advisors and kiosks; and other interactive marketing technologies, such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing, and web-based media that enables its customers to engage with their consumers.